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or "open spine" - A protrusion of the meninges, spinal cord and nerves out of an opening in the vertebral column. Skin or a thin membrane may cover this spinal cord defect. It is also known as spina bifida.

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Spina bifida is a Latin term which means "split spine" and describes birth ...
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